RECOMMENDATIONS FROM MISS ERIN!
Vroom!
Support your child’s growing mind with free brain building activities from Vroom. Vroom has science-based tips to help caregivers turn every day activities like shopping and mealtime into fun, brain developing moments! Check out Vroom’s 2-minute video, the Vroom app with quick tips, and age appropriate techniques that can be personalized for each child. https://www.vroom.org/science
Hogwarts Virtual Escape Room!
Try out this awesome virtual escape room, as well as a virtual game in honor of Suzanne Collin's newest novel A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Think "Oregon Trail" meets "The Hunger Games" and play along to see how long you can survive. https://sites.google.com/view/ptpl-virtual-escape-rooms?fbclid=IwAR11hShLDFuHL6_oNZHVWH4A1aoCNW8RYc66DJmwkDQlO-eqkP-7S299bxY
Stre
am Safari
is a group of short videos produced by UNH Cooperative Extension which help adults bring children safely to a local stream to discover its wonders and the amazing creatures that live there!
Bad Kitty: Wash Your Paws
A Free
Download
In Bad Kitty’s newest adventure she learns why it is so important to WASH YOUR PAWS! This FREE black and white downloadable story is the perfect way to keep your kids engaged and entertained, while also emphasizing a very timely message. Print it out, read it aloud, and color the pages!
Roald Dahl’s children’s classic James and the Giant Peach
is heading from the page to the screen in support of a major global health initiative’s work to combat the new coronavirus. The Roald Dahl Story Company has tapped Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi to create a 10-episode YouTube reading of the book featuring dozens of actors, musicians, and designers, from Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, and Lupita Nyong’o, to Ryan Reynolds and Nick Kroll. James and the Giant Peach, with Taika and Friends will raise funds for Partners in Health, the Boston-based global health nonprofit, and the Dahl Story Company has committed to matching up to $1 million in donations from viewers.
https://www.youtube.com/user/officialroalddahl
Want to try to get into the Guinness Book of World Records?! Now's your chance! The Guinness Book of World Records has created an at-home platform for kids to explore the stories of people who have set world records, weekly challenges called the #gwrchallenge, and a Try This at Home series!
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/GWR-at-home
Who doesn't like Magic Tree House Adventures?! Now hear the author, Mary Pope Osborne, read them herself!
https://www.magictreehouse.com/go/
The short ebook uses ‘The Princess in Black’ to explain the importance of hand-washing and social distancing to kids during the coronavirus pandemic.
https://www.squeetus.com/files/PIB_COVID_PSA_booklet.pdf
Dav Pilkey will share drawing lessons and read-alouds with young readers through a free online video series streaming every Friday morning beginning at 8 a.m. ET, beginning April 3
https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/dav-pilkey-at-home/
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators has a new resource with a variety of great offerings ranging from book readings to crafts at a new link:
https://www.scbwi.org/digital-directory-for-remote-learning-resources/
Explore the world with National Geographic
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/family/at-home-education-resources